Deborah and Dwight's life was rolling along extremely well until Dwight got an odd call from his eight-year-old son begging him to come get him for the weekend. Upon arriving at the boy's home he realizes that his ex-wife has gone missing and left the boy alone overnight. In an odd mix-up, Dwight's son Cal also turns up missing.

Meanwhile back in town, a redneck wife beater has turned up dead, shot through the head while drinking a beer on the way home.

As Dwight searches frantically for his missing ex-wife and son, Deborah drops everything to be at his side. This will either make their marriage stronger or test the newlyweds.

For me, reading Margaret Maron's books is like going to a family reunion. I identify with the characters and am sure that she patterned some of her brothers after cousins on my Daddy's side. I truly enjoy every minute of her books and would recommend them to anyone who wants a book that shows what the South is truly like.